Public defender offices are established in:\na. The City of Virginia Beach;\nb. The City of Petersburg;\nc. The Cities of Buena Vista, Lexington, Staunton, and Waynesboro and the Counties of Augusta and Rockbridge;\nd. The City of Roanoke;\ne. The City of Portsmouth;\nf. The City of Richmond;\ng. The Counties of Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, and Warren, and the City of Winchester;\nh. The City and County of Fairfax;\ni. The City of Alexandria;\nj. The City of Radford and the Counties of Bland, Pulaski, and Wythe;\nk. The Counties of Fauquier, Loudoun, and Rappahannock;\nl. The City of Suffolk;\nm. The City of Franklin and the Counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton;\nn. The County of Bedford;\no. The City of Danville;\np. The Counties of Halifax, Lunenburg, and Mecklenburg;\nq. The City of Fredericksburg and the Counties of King George, Stafford, and Spotsylvania;\nr. The City of Lynchburg;\ns. The City of Martinsville and the Counties of Henry and Patrick;\nt. The City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle;\nu. The City of Norfolk;\nv. The County of Arlington and the City of Falls Church;\nw. The City of Newport News;\nx. The City of Chesapeake;\ny. e City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle;\nu. The City of Norfolk;\nv. The County of Arlington and the City of Falls Church;\nw. The City of Newport News;\nx. The City of Chesapeake;\ny. The City of Hampton;\nz. The Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park and the County of Prince William; and\naa. The County of Chesterfield.\n2004, cc. 884, 921; 2004, Sp. Sess. I, c. 4, cl. 2; 2005, c. 951; 2006, Sp. Sess. I, c. 2; 2016, cc. 164, 312; 2020, cc. 348, 376; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 341.
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